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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria. Nigeria , the most populous African country and which has a large network of diplomatic missions. The country has significant influence in Africa and in various multilateral fora, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , OPEC , the Commonwealth , and the African Union .
Work had begun on a new chancery in the late 1980s, but political instability in Nigeria delayed serious work for nearly a decade. Approved by the National Capital Planning Commission on March 4, 1999, construction was completed in early 2002. It was officially commissioned on May 5, 2003 by Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
From 2006 to 2009, Ambassador Dadu was posted to the Embassy of Nigeria in Paris, where he handled consular and immigration matters, as well as political affairs. His tenure in Paris involved facilitating visa issuance, providing consular services, and representing Nigeria in diplomatic engagements with the French government.
New York City, the largest city in the United States, is home to the General Assembly of the United Nations, and all 195 member and observer states send permanent delegations. Nine diplomatic missions in New York City listed below are also formally accredited as each country's official embassy to the United States. There are 108 missions in the ...
Nigeria maintains an embassy in Washington D.C. and consulate generals in New York and Atlanta. [172] The U.S. maintains an embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and a consulate general in Lagos. At the end of March 2022, construction began on a new consulate general campus in Lagos, which is expected to be completed in 2027 and will be the ...
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria. As of 2 October 2024, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley ...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a government agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, responsible for the country's border security and migration management. It was established by the Act of Parliament in 1963.
Visa is also not required for former nationals of Nigeria holding a valid foreign passport together with expired Nigerian passport. Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China, Namibia and South Africa do not require a visa for Nigeria and holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Turkey.